Peter Forsskål
Swedish explorer
>
Peter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl was a Swedish-speaking Finnish explorer, orientalist, naturalist, and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. Wikipedia
Born: January 11, 1732, Helsinki, Finland
Died: July 11, 1763 (age 31 years), Yarim, Yemen
Author abbrev. (botany): Forssk
Author abbrev. (zoology): Forsskål
Other names: Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål, Pehr Forsskåhl
